A Smattering of Curiosities

(Above) July 28, 1925. Washington, D.C. “Undelivered Mail of World War I Soldiers (crucifix in bottle).” National Photo Company glass negative.

Repeat after me: “I will not stare at the thing above his eye. I will not stare at the thing above his eye. I will not stare at the thing above his eye.”Click for MUCH larger view.

(Above) 1930. “The hen with the mechanical internal organs surprised visitors at the World’s Poultry Congress in London by giving a brief lecture on how she utilized her food to make eggs. Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.” Harris & Ewing Collection glass negative. Click for larger view.

(Above) A world’s record 384-pound black sea bass caught by Franklin Schenck of Brooklyn with rod and reel off Catalina Island, California, on August 17, 1900. Click for larger image.

ALL OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS ARE REAL, FROM VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES. The only one I have a slight problem with is the 384 lb. black sea bass photo above, but I am inclined to believe it. It’s a strange world we live in. Very strange, indeed.